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S56.0 Injury of flexor muscle and tendon of thumb at forearm level

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S56.0 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of flexor muscle and tendon of thumb at forearm level. It is a four-character subcategory of S56 (Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S50–S59 (Injuries to the elbow and forearm) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S56.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S56.0Skada på tummens böjmuskel och dess sena på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S56.0Skade på bøyemuskel eller -sene for tommel i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS560Læsion af muskel eller sene af fleksor til tommelfinger på underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S56.0Peukalon pitkän koukistajalihaksen ja/tai sen jänteen vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S56.0Verletzung von Beugemuskeln und -sehnen des Daumens in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S56.0Lésion traumatique du muscle et du tendon fléchisseurs du pouce au niveau de

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S56.0letsel van buigspier en -pees van duim ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S56.001AUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.001DUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level, subsequent encounter
  • S56.001SUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thumb at forearm level, sequela
  • S56.002AUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.002DUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level, subsequent encounter
  • S56.002SUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thumb at forearm level, sequela
  • S56.009AUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level, initial encounter
  • S56.009DUnspecified injury of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thumb at forearm level, subsequent encounter
  • and 28 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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